The Search for Identity and the Mutual Relationship between Man and Land in Radwa Ashour's The Woman from Tantoura | ||
| المجلة العلمیة لکلیة الآداب-جامعة أسیوط | ||
| Article 20, Volume 29, Issue 87, July 2023, Pages 1175-1202 PDF (617.15 K) | ||
| Document Type: بحوث علمية محکمة | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aakj.2023.206061.1446 | ||
| Author | ||
| Shaimaa Mohamed Hassanin* | ||
| Horus University- Egypt (HUE) | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper aims to explore Radwa Ashour’s The Woman from Tantoura, a novel that introduces the Palestinian case facing Zionist injustice, and the obliteration of identity practiced upon Palestinians. In The Woman from Tantoura, Radwa Ashour tries to reveal the historical facts by employing heritage narration, and the novel tries to advocate the land, identity, and history. It also reveals the unfearful man who defends his existence, despite his displacement, and loss of identity. The Woman from Tantoura is a novel that gained great popularity in the Arab world after touching the emotions of the Arab-Islamic peoples and playing on the sensitive emotions of the Palestinian issue. The title of the novel is carried by a woman called “Rukia” Al-Tantouria" from the village of "Tantoura" located on the Palestinian coast south of Haifa. This name is associated with women as life-giving human beings and a very active element in her society. She is like the tree that breeds generations, instilling in their attachment to the land and love of the country from a young age. These virtues made Radwa Ashour focus on women and the land; the land emits the plant that keeps it alive, and the loss of land is just like the loss of honor. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Radwa Ashour; Man; and land; Ecocriticism; Tan-toura; Palestine | ||
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